Thanks! I'll check into the college specific sites further. DId look on facebook but nada. Local Craig's list is a good idea! I know for a fact that this is exactly like the original book with just additional writing instructions for the university tacked on as front matter. (I was in college textbook publishing for a few decades -ha!) And it certainly wasn't cheaper! Burns me that these kids have to pay so much for these books and then cannot offer the next class a break, you know? Think I'll try Ebay maybe too. Appreciate the help.

Our ds took an honors freshman comp course at Bama last fall and they required the Hacker 'handbook' or what is titled "A Writer's Reference". Great book and great handbook but the school added several pages to the front matter of the book and called it a 'custom' so now I cannot figure out where/how to sell it since the ISBN doesn't match the regular edition. Do you think there is any college specific site or something? I tried searching but wasn't successful. I don't want a lot of money for it just want it in someone's hands who can use it. Thanks for any ideas! (Oh, bookstore doesn't buy it back - another of the publisher's 'deals')

Prayers and :grouphug:

#1 . My only is expected to contribute and does although I admit that I could request even more help than I do.

Great! Now you can relax a little....

Could be wrong, but I bet the college has seen this before and can handle it quite easily once you explain her summer schedule. I can assure you that anything to do with a mix-up about orientation will never even be remembered once she begins classes! I feel you anxiety though but deep breaths. It will work out.:grouphug:

I am so sorry. This is terribly difficult - my cousin lived it with her husband. Nothing I can say will make it better but prayers for strength dear lady.:grouphug:

What does she want to do? Our ds graduated at 16, got an amazing scholarship, had it deferred for a year and began college at 17 without a hitch. And girls are more mature than boys, right? ;) As a family, you can make the best decision but it could certainly go either way. I don't think 17 is too young these days unless the student is not mature emotionally. They adjust! Good luck with whatever you do decide.

Voted - good luck!

:grouphug::grouphug: So good that you were great at figuring out what was happening!

Excellent advice! I have a good friend who does consulting there (she (that's the important gender part) is a well known, high powered woman who has done education all over the world. She felt that Dubai was a place she was eager to depart from....BE cautious. Living there and visiting there are two distinctly different things.

Partial Differential Equations? Number Theory? Complex Analysis? Mind you, I know nothing about these courses but have studied many a college curriculum page. My source for math descriptions has always been the EPGY course listing page if you want to check that out.

Mine involves lime too! I was in my 20's and still remember the disaster since I had guests for dinner. I cooked fish in a pouch on the grill but used sliced limes instead of lemons -ugh. Bitter, inedible, embarrassed. Never did that again.

It's amazing what positive effects "catching them doing good'" has on the male species of any age. That's all. I truly sympathize with the OP and it sounds like she has a good gripe on the whole situation.

That's what I do but also you could reserve some sauce on the side because they do tend to dry out when reheating. OR just load up on the sour cream and toppings ;)

Loved it!

I never knew this - thanks! Such restraint that pup must have.

Fantastic news! Congrats and best wishes for an easy transition. You deserve it!

GO to the very top and write a letter! That should at least get it into the proper hands. Corporate Headquaters: 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, California 91521 United States Phone: 818-560-1000 Fax: 818-560-1930

VERY Impressive!!! Congrats to you both. Terrific example of how a virtue like perseverance really is what counts.

:iagree: I bet he is in pain and that is making him extra grumpy, understandably. It's time. Sorry. I know how hard it is to make that decision and feel for your dh too. :grouphug:

Last August, I went through this when our only ds(17) headed off to college across the country. Hard. I remember when some songbirds made a nest in the portal of our house and when spring came, the frenzy of the five of the little ones learning to fly, bumping into the walls, squeaking and emitting frantic sounds and flapping. It was nerve wracking. Same feeling for me when ds was gone. I worried like crazy about every little detail, you know? For all his life I had taken care of any surprises and now he was on his own. Had I done a good enough job of preparing him? Had I thought thru my own loss? Fast forward to the end of the year now and I can honestly say we both have grown tremendously. We have much more of an adult to adult relationship now as a result of me simply being forced to stay out of his way ;) IT is richly rewarding to see his growth and success in school ALL ON HIS OWN. Sure there was sadness and missing him, and an empty house not to mention a new relationship with dh as a result of it now being just the two of us. How did I get through it? Lots of prayer, no kidding, and good girl friends who took me to lunch and shared their own problems so I could focus on something other than my won. Finding new outlets for all that energy the used to go into schooling. My house was cleaner than it had ever been those first few months he was gone. lol And, I decided to return to the work I had done before I was married but on a freelance basis. Reconnecting with former colleagues and friends helped fill the void too. It wasn't a cake walk and it had to unfold as it was meant to be but I am very happy with the 'other side' now! I think it is a very individual thing as to how you handle it. I also think it does no good to immerse yourself in the grief and instead embrace the new relationship. :grouphug:

No direct experience but my thoughts are that (1) it's 'that' time of year when everything becomes harder when homeschooling. Teacher and students are fried. Problems look large! (2) your dd sounds lovely and sweet and she is at that age where maybe adding more responsibility and independent work would signal to her that you recognize she is growing and maturing. Could she maybe help out more with your ds or be given some part in planning the school work for next year? (3) back off on anything that stresses you both till next fall. WIth a baby due and the year winding down, just get it over with ;) lol. I suspect that after the baby arrives and after you both have a couple of months of being 'off' then things could look a tad differently. In the end, you know she needs to be home for a few more years at least so design those years to meet her needs and yours. :grouphug:

Hope it's not like the rebate we got a year or so ago from the house insurance company....the following year they increased the cost of the policy by triple the rebate! Trust no insurance company even with government so-called oversight, I think.

Ours are between three and four inches this year and we are in Zone 6 but this is very unusual. We never have blooming anything this early in the year being in the high desert. Fun project!